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The Honor, Shame Culture in America
The word moron is used all through the Hebrew wisdom literature. When you call somebody that, when you say you fool, okay, now notice you've got the ante. You've moved from an insult, stupid idiot, to a judgment call on the whole person. The rabbis had a saying, quote, three classes go down to Gehenna or hell and return not. So it comes as no surprise that Jesus next line is, anyone who says you fool will be in danger of the fire of hell.